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Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 11, 2019
Applicant:

Trane International Inc., Davidson, NC (US);

Inventors:

Youssef A. Jaber, Tyler, TX (US);

Don A. Schuster, Lindale, TX (US);

Nathan Smith, Tyler, TX (US);

Jonathan Edward Thrift, Jacksonville, TX (US);

Assignee:

Trane International Inc., Davidson, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/81 (2018.01); F24F 11/86 (2018.01); F24F 11/74 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/81 (2018.01); F24F 11/74 (2018.01); F24F 11/86 (2018.01); F25B 2600/11 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and related systems for controlling superheat in a climate control system are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes (a) determining a superheat of a refrigerant downstream of a coil of a heat exchanger of the climate control system. In addition, the method includes (b) determining that an expansion valve upstream of the heat exchanger is fully open. Further, the method includes (c) adjusting a speed of air flowing across the coil or a speed of a compressor of the climate control system after (b) based on the determination in (a) to control the superheat of the refrigerant.


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